4B The Earth #1 Life is adapted to conditions on the earth, including the force of gravity that enables the planet to retain an adequate atmosphere, and an intensity of radiation from the sun that allows water to cycle between liquid and vapor.... 4B The Earth #2 Weather (in the short run) and climate (in the long run) involve the transfer of energy in and out of the atmosphere.... 4C Processes that Shape the Earth #5 Earthquakes often occur along the boundaries between colliding plates, and molten rock from below creates pressure that is released by volcanic eruptions, helping to build up mountains.... 4E Energy Transformations #1 Whenever the amount of energy in one place or form diminishes, the amount in other places or forms increases by the same amount.... 4E Energy Transformations #3 Transformations of energy usually produce some energy in the form of heat, which spreads around by radiation or conduction into cooler places....

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USA Today’s Weather Basics

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This page consists of links to USATODAY.com graphics and photo scrapbooks with captions explaining the photos. These resources will help your students understand weather, climate, and some other earth science topics. Most of the links are to interactive graphics such as where different air masses form; how global warming could raise sea levels; why lakes freeze from the top down; the life stages of a typical hurricane; how lightning creates thunder; the formation of hail; and more.

Consult this page to find examples of weather or earth science topics that you are teaching. The animations and models will help your students visualize the concepts and develop understandings of phenomena that they might not be able to observe firsthand.

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Created :05/23/2003